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Natalee Holloway's Mother Promotes Safe Travel
Beth Twitty Visited Michigan City Tuesday-
The disappearance of Natalee Holloway in Aruba captured
the heart and attention of the country. Now, her mom has
a message for kids about travel.
CBS 2’s Mai Martinez reports Beth Twitty is traveling the
country to promote her new program.
Almost a year after Natalee Holloway disappeared on the
island of Aruba, her mother finds herself in Michigan
City, Ind., to warn other young adults and their parents
about the dangers of traveling abroad.
“We think about all the valuable time that we lost in trying
to find out who’s in charge and who can help the family,”
Beth Twitty said. “I’ve always said that if I’m ever in
the position where I can begin investigating and laying
out the infrastructure in different foreign countries, I
will do so.”That’s what Twitty is doing now in a series
of visits to high schools and communities across the
country, promoting her International Safe Travels
Program.
The program is endorsed by the National Sheriff’s
Association, and sheriffs nationwide are helping Twitty
get her message to those who need it most.
“I felt this would be great way for not only the people of
this community but the kids of this community to see
not only what she’s gone through but what she’s trying
to do so that others can avoid the same pitfalls that,
unfortunately, Natalee fell into,” said Porter County
Sheriff James Arnold.
Twitty has already visited several high schools across the
country and says the reaction has been positive.
Twitty says she only wishes a program like Safe Travels
was available last year before Natalee went to Aruba.
“And I know that if Natalee’s classmates had heard this
message and had the information and just the forum
to discuss things that can happen and to be aware of and
cautioned about, Natalee wouldn’t be missing,” Twitty
said.